Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-01
WISCONSIN LEGISLA AZURE
TUESDAY, March %.

TUESDAY, March %.
Senate-By Sen. Erwin, a JOINT resolu
tion authorizing Sen. Conklin to intro
duce bill to amend the law relating tC
the public documents given to public
officers and and others. (The bill pro
| vides for the distribution among the
members of the university faculty {
larger number of reports than they get
pertaining to their branches, for exchange
with other colleges of America and
Europe.) Adopted. By Sen. Ginty, tC
fix the hour of meeting for the senate
until further action be taken or
the matter, at 8 a. m. Adopted
The following assembly bills were con
| CURED in: To appropriate $4,000 for
| the purpose of com pletIng a Wisconsin
school exhibit at the national education,
al convention at Chicago next JHly. To
amend the charter of the city of Marsh
| field. ToincorpOrate the city of Clinton
vile, Waupaca county. To amend chap
| ter 221, laws of 1882. entitled ian act to
reduce the act Incorporating the city of
Janesville, and the several acts amenda-
tory thereof into one act, and to amend
the same" To amend chapter 172 of the
laws of 1882, entitled "an act to incor-
porate the city of Stoaghton." Adjourn
ed.
House-Bills passed: Appropriating
$lCO to the Wisconsin Wool Growers and
Sheep Breeders association; 500 to the
Central Wisconsin Sheep Breeders and
Wool Growers association; 500 to the
Columbia County Wool Growers asso-
citation, and 500 to the Southeastern Wis
con5in Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers
ASSOCIATION FOR publication purposes.
Making the governor, state superin
tendent and the president of the state
university ex x-otficio members of the
board of university regents; the board
to consist of seventeen members in all,
five of whom the governor must appoint
from nominations made by the Univer-
sity Alumni association, the remaining
appOintiye members TO bo selected as at
present. TO authorize the State Board of
Supervision to purchase machinery and
carry on the business of manufacturing
in the Wisconsin state prison. The as
sembly then resolved itself into a com
mittee of the whole and after considera-
tion of the bills in the general file rose
and reported and adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, MARoH %.
Sendte.-Bills passed: To revise, CON
sOlidate and amend the act incorporating
the city of Berlin, and the several acts
amendatory thereof. To amend sections
DAG and 26O of the revised statutes, re-
lative to school fund income, and section
496, revised statutes, and chapter 352, laws
of 1885, relative to free high schools
Assembly bills cor Cured in: To create a
municipal court for the county of Lin
coin. Relating TO the levy of state taxes.
Declaring certain affidavit for the
sale of mortgaged premises in Portage
county, sufficient. To provide for
an assistant district attorney in counties
having a population of 100000 or more.
A bill to amend section 1890, of the re-
vised statutes, relating to medical So
cieties. To incorporate the city of Rice
Lake. To incorporate the city of Du-
rand. To provide penalty for damages
done to leyees. Relating to building and
maintaining dam on Clam river, Bur
nett county. To incorporate the city of
Altoona. Adjourned.
House.-Bills passed: Amending the
charter of TIE city of Fond du Lac.
Amending the charter of the city of Stur-
geOn Bay. Incorporating the city of
Durand On motion of Mr.. Taylor the
rules were suspended and bill No. AIS A.,
to incorporate the city of Rice Lake, was
passed. A large number of bills were in
definitely postponed, and the assembly
adjourned.
THURSDAY, March "a.
SeHdtc.-The following bills were pass
ed: To amend chapter $50 of the session
laws of 1885, relating to board of charities
and reform. Relating TO exceptions and
amenoatory of section 1882, of chapter
l30, of the revised statutes of 1878. To
, authorize the city of Racine to raise and
expend moneys il the hands of the city
treasurer for lake shore improvements.
Assembly bills concurred in: To
tsreviso chapter 20, of the laws of
1885. entitled IAN act to incorporate the
city of Amigo" To amend section =,
of chapter 431, laws of 1885, entitled,
"an act relating to town insurance com
panies," and amendatory of section ?,
chapter As, of the laws of 1881 To su-
thorlze the organization of local fire in
surance companies in the cities and
villages of this state. To provide shat
| the mortgagor of a stock of goods or q
| stock in trade shall be required to file an
| inventory of sale additions to his stock
! every sixty days. Several bills were in
definitely postponed and the senate ad-
| journed.
HoUSe-Bills passed as follows: Re
quiring the state pension agent to main
tain his office at Madison, and to devote
his entire time to the duties of his office,
and to pay at least one visit annually to
each county in the state to enable old
soldiers to present their cases to him.
Requiring the school district boards to
specify uniform kinds of books to be
used IN schools under penalty of the for
feiture of their share of the common
school fund income. Making the sale.
giving away or exhibiting of obscene
literature or illustrations punishable by a
maximum i'm Imprisonment of three months
or by fine not to exceed 800. MIR.
Taylor moved a suspension of the rules
| and the passage of bill S77 A, to incorpo-
! rate the city of Barron. The motion
prevailed and the I'LL passed. large
| number of senate bills were coucurred
and the assembly adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 25.
! Sendte-Bills passed as follows: Re-
| lating to town insurance corporations.
/ To amend chapter $50 of the laws of
1885. To provide Cor the publication
and distribution of second edition of
! the roster of Wisconsin volunteers. To
| amend section 1924 of chapter 63 of the
/ revised statutes of this state, entitled
''of the relief aud support of the poor,
/ and to provide for the giving of tempo
/ rary aid in certain cases without requir-
/ ing the removal of the poor or INDECENT
person to any poor or aims house
/ The following assembly bills were concur
red in: To amend section 55S, of chap
| ter %, of the revised statutes, entitled
/ 'of the distribution of the school fund
/ income" Relating to mortgages of
/ household furniture, beds, bedding and
family wearing apparel To provide
| for free tsxt books for public schools
/ To authorize the town boards of super
visors to suppress or license the keeping
of billiard tables, pool tables, pigeon
hole tables, bowling alleys, etc. For the ap-
/ pointing of guardians of insane persons
in certain cases. Relating to the record
| of deeds and other instruments for the
conveyance of lands. A large number of